League

Wanstead
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Shahram Narimani took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shahram Narimani in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amir Parsa Abdi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hossein Alviri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hossein Alviri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farjad Rezazadeh having to interfere. Zakaria Javaherian's late challenge caught a Whittlesey's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zakaria Javaherian helped the player get up and apologised. Amir Parsa Abdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shahram Narimani in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Whittlesey's goalkeeper Farjad Rezazadeh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hossein Alviri. Farjad Rezazadeh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zakaria Javaherian, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Farjad Rezazadeh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Changeez Kazemzadeh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Whittlesey's Milad Mousavi got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wanstead's Amir Parsa Abdi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shahram Narimani in the 45th minute of play. Ashkan Majidi charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ashkan Majidi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 48th minute there was a penalty for Whittlesey. Arshia Hejazi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Amir Parsa Abdi. 0-1.

The wind increased when Zakaria Javaherian made the kick off in the second half. Zakaria Javaherian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Changeez Kazemzadeh in the 60th minute of play forced Whittlesey's goalkeeper Farjad Rezazadeh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Massoud Parsivand kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 77th minute Hossein Alviri suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Massoud Parsivand charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Massoud Parsivand the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Whittlesey getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Massoud Parsivand hit a great ball. Ahmad Reza Shojaei hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Shahram Narimani got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Zakaria Javaherian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Whittlesey's Farjad Rezazadeh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zakaria Javaherian in the 91st minute of play. Ahmad Reza Shojaei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shahram Narimani got free with Amir Parsa Abdi in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amir Parsa Abdi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shahram Narimani, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the match was over Whittlesey could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Wanstead throughout the match.